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    Brag Basket celebrates Spain

    BySmall Biz Survival July 19, 2013December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one July 19-21, 2013. I’m back from my travels, but the Brag Basket is still doing some traveling of its own. This week it celebrates our readers in Spain. What good news will you add to the…

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    You Can Learn to be an Entrepreneur

    ByGlenn Muske July 18, 2013August 27, 2014

    The notion that you have to be born an entrepreneur is just a myth. Similarly, no time is perfect, nor do you need to be an expert or even have worked in the industry, to be a successful small-business owner. Starting and operating a successful business can be achieved by just about anyone. There is…

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    What to do if you hate your website

    ByBecky McCray July 16, 2013August 27, 2014

    I talked to a small town Chamber of Commerce director. She told me how much she hated their current website. She was eager to get a new one, but replacing it would involve a committee, and bids, and approvals, and a long and expensive process. You don’t have to be a Chamber of Commerce to…

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    Small town food truck ideas

    ByBecky McCray July 15, 2013August 27, 2014

    Today, food isn’t limited to restaurants. Food trucks, pop up cafes, and other mobile food options are taking hold. But what works for big cities doesn’t necessarily work for small towns. What are the rural options for mobile food? In northwest Oklahoma, we commonly see barbecue trailers and trucks. At events like festivals and fairs,…

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    Brag Basket celebrates South Africa

    BySmall Biz Survival July 12, 2013December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one July 12-14, 2013. I’m doing some traveling, so the Brag Basket is doing some traveling of its own. This week, it celebrates our readers in South Africa. What good news will you add to the brag…

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    Award-winning ideas

    BySmall Town Rules July 11, 2013November 16, 2025

    Winner, Small Business Book Awards 2013. Small Business Book Awards Best Small Business Books Published in 2012. NFIB: National Federation of Independent Business Top 10 Business Books You Should Read This Summer, Melinda Emerson, Huffington Post and SmallBizLady Favorite Small Business Books of 2012, Pierre DuBois, Small Biz Trends In my top 25 business books of all time. James Dalman

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    Leadership in a Small Business

    ByGlenn Muske July 10, 2013August 27, 2014

    Just because you own the business does not mean you are the right person to be the leader. That may seem like a bold statement. We take it for granted that the business owner will be leader both in terms of daily activities and long-term planning. And research generally supports this idea. Yet studies have…

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  • You have your own local food specialties. Show them off while educating your locals with a Taste and Tour event.
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    Set up a Taste and Tour of your small town

    ByBecky McCray July 9, 2013August 27, 2014

    Here’s another great small town/rural tourism idea you can steal, this one from Canada. A two-day Taste & Tour Middlesex Conference started off with networking and local food. It’s important to do the fun stuff first. Then they turned to learning the second day, with a traditional conference event. “Tourism continues to be one of…

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